Healthcare organizations have a very special particularity when it comes for the business perspective. Sometimes is even hard to look at a healthcare organization as a business. Applying the same rules that work for any regular business, might not always work. This is because the main service provided by healthcare units is protecting, healing and improving life quality. We can estimate the price for an oil barrel or a new car but when it comes for our own health, every person will give you a different price tag. Starting from affordable prices to unlimited growth. As humans, we can all agree that a life is priceless. But the efforts made in order to save it, do come with a price tag. In order to provide cutting edge solutions in terms of quality, costs, and satisfaction, health care services must be adjusted according to some general principles coming from strategic and operational management. The most difficult part is in adjusting the solutions provided by this kind of literature. The overall healthcare system is in a great need for reforms and changing perspectives. In order to get through this new challenge, strategic initiatives and goals must be turned into action. Before setting an initiative on the road of implementation, it also must be filtered or tested on small scales, especially if we talk about major changes. According to the latest statistics, in 2009. U.S had spent about 17,3 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP), for covering costs generated by the healthcare system. In 1960, only 5,1 percent of the GDP was going on health care services (Ginter, Duncan, Swayne, pg 15). The need for turning strategic initiatives into action is becoming mandatory as time passes by. Cutting costs is not the only objective.
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
In order to understand the steps that must be accomplished when turning a strategy and goal into action, a few basic definitions for the used terms, can be rXXX next: Initiative XX a wide XXXXX XXXX, applicable in many XXXXXXXXXX and situations. XXXXXX extra XX its basic definition XX XXX XXXXXXXXX. Strategy XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX and here XXX some XXXXXXXX XXX it:
1. XX XXXXXXXXX &XXXXX; “XXXXXXXX is an organization&XXXXX;s XXXX-term XXXXXX of XXXXXX that delivers a XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX achieving its XXXXX&XXXXX;. (XXXXX, XXXXXXX, Rudelius pg 22). 2. In XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, a strategy XX an XXXXXX XXXXXX for new opportunities XXXXXXXX risks and XXXXXXXXXXX, having growth XX XXX ultimate objective. (Mintzberg, Ahlstrand, XXXXXX XX XXX-144).
X. In XXXXXXX speaking &XXXXX; XXX word &XXXXX;strategy&XXXXX; is coming from XXX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX “XXXXXXXXXX&XXXXX;, meaning to plan the XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX&XXXXX;s XXXXXXX XXXXXXX effective use of resources” (Ginter, XXXXXX, XXXXXX, pg X).
Action and goal XXX XXXX XXXX known XXXXX. It XX XXXXX XXX way an XXXXXXXX is XXXXX XXXXXXXX and the XXXXX result we XXXX to achieve.
XXXXX XXXXX FOR XXXXXXX STRATEGY XXXX ACTION
XXXXXXXXX to XXXXX Schmidt in “Turn Strategy into XXXXXX,&XXXXX;, in order to XXXXXXX XXXX a strategy the actions XXX goals XXXX XX XXXXXX in order XX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXX questions:
1.What XX we XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX and XXX? XXX goals
2.XXX XXX XX XXXX if XX are going XX be successful? Is there a XXX we can measure and XXXXX our XXXXXXX? Key performance XXXXXXXXXX
X.What pre-requirements and XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX? Time to XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX.
4.How XX XX reach XXX goals? Action plans
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XXXXXX X – XXX Logical Framework XXXXXX (XXXXXXX pg X).
XX XXXXXXXXXX organizations, creating value should be XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX for every strategy. By placing XXXXX creation in every accessory, XX will XXXX from the beginning, a XXXX XXX XX tools XXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX when XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXX strategy. XXXXX XXXXXXXX does XXX XXXX providing medical services XXX the lowest price or XXXXX XXXXXXXX but to XXXXXXX the best cost-satisfaction XXXXXXX (XXXXXX, Duncan, Swayne, pg 131). The XXXXXXXXXXXX received by the patient has many more XXXXXXXXX than the XXXXXX XXXXX quality XXXXXXXXXXX XXX the XXXXXXX XXX. For example, the XXXX doctor XXXX the XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX and work standards XXX be scored XX XXXXX less XXXXXXXXXXXX if he is rude and impolite.
XXXXXXXXX FOR TURNING XXXXXXXX XXX GOALS INTO ACTION
The XXXXXXXXXXXXXX process XXXX focus on five basic XXX XXXXXXXXXX:
1.People – XXXXXXXXXX XXXX be achieved for people and XX XXX people. It might XXXXX like a XXXX-XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX slogan, XXX when XXXXXX for XXXX stakes or XXXXXXXXX XX achieve XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXXX. No XXX will count XX the XXXXXXX XX XXXX the cake. XXXXXX XXX planning XXXXXXX, a XXXX XXXXXXX will XXXXXX XXXX XXX team will XXXX the right skills XXX XXXXXXX XXX XXX XXXX. XXXXXXXXX a training XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX. In other XXXXX, new recruitments.
2.XXXXXXXXX – XXXX goals must XX XXXXXXX with a XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXX resources. Making a fine XXXX XXXXXXX XXX deadline and the XXXXXX can XXXXXXXXX XXXX the difference. XXX XXXXXX teach a surgeon XXX XXXXX XX XXXXX surgery in a few days even if the medical unit will XXXXXXX all XXX required equipment, XXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXX materials. XXX XXXXXXX XX XXXX valid.
X.XXXXXXXXX &XXXXX; XXXXX action XXXX must come with a XXXXXXXXX. Of XXXXXX it XXXX but XXX XXXXXXX is XXXXXXXXX for XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX and XXXXXXXXXX the strategy. XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX XX XXXXX XXXX the start. Who XXXX XXXXXX to XXX and when it XXXXXX do XXXX? XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX be also XXXXXXXX. Regular meetings XXX small adjustments XXXXXX XXXX XXXXX on a regular XXXXX.
4.Systems &XXXXX; Today, no action XXXX can XX imagined XXXXXXX the technology XXXXXXX. XXXX XXX help XX this XXX XXXXXX tools, XXXXXXX systems may be XXXXXXXX in order to keep an XXX XX the XXXXXXXX XXXXXX. XXXX gathering XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX vital XXX a XXXX plan XX go.
5.XXXXXXX – XXXXXXXX an XXXXXXXXXXXXXX culture or a project XXXXX XXXXXXX is very helpful. X XXXX XXXXXXX will XXXX XXXXXX involved feel XXXX participating on a XXXX important XXXXXXX. If it XXXXXXX XXXX important XXX everyone than XXX XXXXXXX XXXX XX the best.
PARTICULARITIES FOR XXX XXXXXXXXXX ORGANIZATIONS
Despite its universal and XXXX known XXXXXXXXX, healthcare XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX to XXXX more particularities XXXX other types XX XXXXXXXX or XXXXXXXXXXXX. For example, a XXXXXXXX has many departments XXXX could XX in XXXX XXX a new strategy or goal. Each one has XXX own particularities. If a XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX outsource some non XXXX XXXXXXXXXX, a XXXXXXXX XXXX respect XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX XX XX so. XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX files XXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXX at risk XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXX Service departments XXX very different needs XXX objectives than XXX XXXXXXXX or XXXXXXXXXX. If XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX on XXXXXXXXX the XXXX XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX satisfaction, the XXXX ones XXXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XX patients and XXXXXXXXX put XXXXX own well being XXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXXXXX departments XXXX build the XXXX treatment methods XXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXX XX more important XXXX XXX rentability. All XXXX departments XXX XX XXXXXX XXXXX a XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX divided in XXXXX parts: X. XXX-Service XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX as the main department, XXXXX-of-Service XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX as the main XXXXXXXXXX and the After-Service with the Financial and XXXXXXXX Care department in XXX main roles (Ginter, XXXXXX, XXXXXX, pg 310).
XXXXXXXXXX administrators and managers XXXXXX XX XXXXX of the main expectations XXXXXXXXX XX XXX stakeholders. X healthcare unit XXX XX a private XXXXXXXX XXX, a public organization or a non-profit XXXXXXXXXXXX. Each type XX XXXXX, XXXX different main objectives but XXXX XXX XXX providing medical XXXXXXXX under XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX. For XXXXXXX, a XXXXXXX practice XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXX its owners, a public XXX XX expected to XX XXXX effective and a XXX-profit XXXX is expected to provide XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX as much XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX, with the lowest XXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXXXX organizations, XXXXXX XXX a XXXX XXXXXX might XX XXXXXXXXX risky as the XXXXXXX public XXXXXXX is XXXX in XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XX good. This encouraged XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX pharmaceutical XXXXXXXXX XX increase prices XXX all services in the XXXX decades.
CONCLUSION
The latest XXXX XX XXXX XXX national XXXXXX plans in XXXXXXXXXX, XXX trying XX prove XXXX XXXXXXXXX XX not XXXXXX XXXX XXX cheap XX not always bad. With XXXXXXX healthcare costs growing year XX year XXXXXXXXX to the national XXXXXXXXXX exemplified XX XXX XXXXXXXXX of XXXX XXXXX, new XXXXXXXXXX XXX goals will XXXXXX in XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX organization. Is XXX a choice. Is something that became mandatory. XXX XXXXXXX XXXX XX XXXX and performance must be improved XX the new insurance XXX XXXXXXX policies are changing. The XXXXXXXX XXXXX is XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX. Everyone has XX catch this train in order to XXXX in business.
Reference :
1. XXXXX X. Ginter, W. Jack XXXXXX, Linda. E Swayne, XXXX, Strategic XXXXXXXXXX of health care XXXXXXXXXXXXX, 7th edition. ISBN XX-1-118-XXXXX-X
2. XXXXX, XXXXXXX, Rudelius, XXXX, XXXXXXXXX, The Core, 5th XXXXXXX, ISBN XXX-0-XX-XXXXXX-X
3. XXXXX XXXXXXXXX, Bruce Ahlstrand, Jospeh XXXXXX, XXXX, Strategy Safari- A XXXXX tour XXXXXXX the wilds XX Strategic XXXXXXXXXX, ISBN 0-XXX -XXXXX-X
X. XXXXXXX Terry, XXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX Action, retrieved on XXXX XX, 2015 XXXX http://www.managementpro.XXX/XXXXXX/XXXX/AX-TSIA.XXX
X. XXXXXXX XXXX, 2015, Strategic XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, published in OnStrategy electronic issue, XX February 5, XXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXXX 31, 2015 from http://onstrategyhq.XXX/XXXXXXXXX/strategic-implementation/